The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1883. ROAD BOARD ELECTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1352, 13 April 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1883. ROAD BOARD ELECTION.

Elections will be held next month for the vnrioua Road Boards in tho Wairarapa under tho provisions of the Local Elections Act. The 31st clause of the Road Boards Act, 1882, provides that on some day in the first week in. May, 1883, to be appointed by the Board, 1 and on the same day in every third year thereafter, all the members of the Board shall go out of office, and a general election of members shall take place. Nominations must he written and signed by the candidate and two qualified electors, The 48th clause of the act allows :a different form cf election, viz,, open voting, provided a 1 Board by special order declares that this shall be done. This, however, must be adopted in accordance with a resolution which has been previously notified for a specific period, and as none of our local Boards, have taken the initial stops to secure opeh voting, the whole of the elections will, as a matter of fact, be decided by the ballot box. We do not suppose that ■the coming' annual elections will lead to very material- changes in the per- . sonnel of our; Road Boards, Each of the four Boards we possess','in the' Waii'arapa, Wan: excellent accountto though marked; differences . have been observable! in the methods''of; management, One Board has,-for example, employed a capable engineer, and another has scorned'the.idea of requiring suoh an official, even though it has occasionally had new-made roads washed: clean away; still all of them have on the whole produced good -roults. The Featherston Highway Board is In the happy position of having most of its roads made and a large, suni of money deposited at interest, and is generally, regarded as the wealthiest,' and, we believe, the mostsaucy of the quartette, Taratahi-Oiirterton lias, since the last election, been,, as usual, engaged in trying, toovortako wort north,: south, east; and_ west, and' endeavoring' to makesixpencesgo as far as some Board's shillings, The Masterton and Castlepoint. Boards have been well administered,' and have been able to satisfy fairly the numberless claims made upon them... They have also ' taken ; full advantage of the Roads aiid Bridges Construction' Act, and; are now in a position to do more for the district than, at any past period of their existence. All oyer the district it has been surprising to notice how complaints are made of our Road ' Board management and' the, thorough confidence land owners appear •to place in their .representatives. This is no doubt due to the care and .attention'which wardens have been wont.: to every matter ' brought : under - their' consideration. The Wairarapa'indeed owes a debt of gratitude,to, the wardens of its Road Boards; who from year to year have sacrificed .. .their private interests to public duties. There is, we know, in 1 some districts a popular opinion' that a warden is a man who wants a road,,to.hisown door, and that when he gets this road he retires gracfl; fully from the scene. Our Wairarapa experiences disprove calumnies of this character. On all our Hoards we have had capable experienced and thoroughly trustworthy public servants-of whose ! integrity and devotion :to,the public welfare we havo every reason" to be proud. .We havo .advocated and .still ! side with Road' Board administration, ;but though we have always maintained prestige, we have recognised that oiir 1 Road Boards ap the" backbone of our ' local .!; •

; visit of inspection. .f, ,1 ■'' The Wairarapa West County Council 'fflflfltal Carterton to-worraw.' l; To-morrow the; MaSterton Highway ißdard holds its last regular monthly meet-1 ;ing prior-to the election of new members; Messrs' Grave* & Fliming, the ell* jknown Wellington drapersand clothiers, have & new advertisement on our front page, to whioh we direct oat leaders' attention.

... The Masterton Debating Society meets this evening. A telegraph; receiving office has been opened at TeAro, Wellington. Kndarz andiVerno, the Royal illusionists have applied for the Masterton Theatre Eoyal for the 21st and 23rd insts, Tenders oalled by Mr G. Fannin, tttchilept, for two shops in Queen-street, oloae at 4 p.m., this afternoon. • : 1 Parliament is oxpected to assemblo about the middle of June if the alterations to Assembly, b.uildings, now in pro.* gresii,'can;be completed by that time. Last year it opened on the 18th of May, so that legislation, with respect to dates, will get a little out.of gearthislseßson; A meeting of the Committee appointed by the Greytown Borough Counoil re wells for the Fire Brigade had a meeting at the office of Mr Wood on Wednesday last. There were present—Messrs Wood (in the chair), Baillie, Haigh and Gray. It was resolved that four wells .be sunk at convenient distarie'esj and that Messrs B.ailliejiGray andtheitown clerk .prepare. specifications.-;' In the House of Commons last Tuesday night, Mr Alexander Brogden, M.P., for Wednesbury, gave notice of a resolution regarding the native question in New, Zealand, and especially the treatment of TeWhiti. . Meaars Lowoa and lorns hold an important sale of plants, bul.ba, &0., at their auction rooms to morrow oflernoon. The whole of the stock is from Mr McCardle's well known nursery and includes many new and beautiful varieties, wliich ought to tempt the amateurs of the district. The catalogue of this the first sale of the season may be summarised as follows 100 Camelias, 30 Cbleiis, Abutilons, Caladiuma, Azaleas, Hoya, Boradias, Conifern, Bigonias, Puschias, Oleanders, Gladiolas, Dracena, Lautanas, Auricaria, Eiliums, Magnolias, Pelargoniums, Dap-, hues, Clematis, Libonia, Rhododendrons, .Roses, Duranta, Drusina, Cyclamens, Palms, Amaryelis, Geraniums,- Tamarix, and 800 Glasgow flower pots.

The funeral of the late Mr Charles Nicol (brother of Mr James Niool of Masterton) took place on. the 4th'inst. at the Mount View Cemetery, near Marton, Tha burial servioe over the grave was performed by the Rev. Mr Stewart, and a great number of friends from Wanganui and all parts of the district paid a last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased by attending hia. funeral ritea. The late Mr Nicol was a very old and | respected settler,. He came to Port Nioholsun in 1840, in the good ship Blenheim (Captain Gray), which landed its passengers at Katwarra. Amongst Mr Nioul's fellow-voyagers were Captain Cameron, of Marangai, Mr Gregor MoGresor, and many other of our leading settlers. Mr Nicol learned the trade of a baker in Wellington, and in 1848 came to Wanganui, and was employed to bake for Messrs Taylor and Watt. He subsequently became the possessor of the property in Wickstead Place now owned by Mr Henry Churton, and; hero he carried on his business very successfully for many years, during whidh he held the bread contracts far the troops stationed.. .in Wanganui. Misfortunes, however, came (hick upon him, due to his own easy good nature, and the misplaced oonfidenoe he reposed in his friends, Taking his large family with iiiui, Mr Nicol went some years ago to try his fortune in the new and rising township of Marton, and there he remained until his death on Tuesday last, at the comparatively early age of 54. Mr Nicol leaves behind him manySohildreiii.all of them.growing up, and having before them every prospect of doing well,' As a, man and a citizen the deceased gentleman was greatly respected, and He will long be missed by his old knew his amiability of temper, unfailing good nature, aud sterling worth.-Wauga-nui Chronicle.

The statutory general meeting of the shareholders of ihu Maaiorton Theatre, Royal Company nas held last evening, Mr J.; H„ Corbett in the chair. A report and statement of acoounls was by the secretary, which showed that 301 shares had been taken up out of the 400 constituting the capital of the company, and that when the whole of the shares were paid.up there would be a credit balance nfler meeting all liabilities for building, alterations, &0., of £56. The report also statod that £25 ,had been received for the use. of .the Theatre aince the 20th March, and that tvfo more applications had just been received, The report was adopted. The following shareholders were then elected'as Directors for the ensuing twelve monthi .-—Messrs J. H. Corbetl, D, F, McCarthy, C, Beetham, M.H.R., E. Chamberlain, H.'Beritley, G. S. W. Dalrymple, and D. Buiolt. After a brief disoussion on the affairs of the company the meeting adjourned. '' On Wednesday evening tho quarterly inspection of the Carterton Volunteer •Rifle Corps took place.at the Publio Hall in the presence! of Majors Bunny and Butts, Captain Bennett, Lieuts. Crawford and Reid, and twenty-eiiiht rank and file were on parade, and the drill was conducted by the commanding officer of 'the Corps, Prior to dismissal Major Bunny expressed his satisfaction at the evolutions, and complimented the Corps on the Btnartness of their commanding officer, He had had every man present at Greytownon the previous evening, and regretted that ten of this Corps were absent. He trusted this would be rectified on a ; future occasion. It was 14b intention to hold it review of the three Corps on Queen's Birthday, that eaoh might compare itself with its fellow comrades. Sergeant Bezar then read a variety of district - orders, one ..pong fixer, company parade!. forthe future on every alternate Wednesday commencing on the 25th inst. Captain Bennett read the district orders : notifying that sub-Lieut. Crawford had, boen appointed- acting Lieut, from the 10th : prox., and R, M. J, Reid acting subLieut. from the 17th prox.

Spun-glass napkins are a recent addition to the supplies of luxuries, which people [who indulge a taste for oddities: will probably not consider, to high priced ;at 100 dollars a dozen. One oa- exhibition in St. Louis is pearl shade, the size .of an prdinnry breakfust napkin, and almost as pliable as silk. The felling consists of minute glass threads, crossed; by a silk chain, and the fringe of glass fibre■is about tno inches long. ! The' Eev. P. L. Cameron in a letter to : tha Wanganui Ohroniole, winds up in the following terrific strain Anonymous letter-writing is a growing .• evil' : in; dur' Colonial-Press, and certain phases of it ought to be held up to publio execration,' That man is no man who cannot back up ;his charges with hianame;- What more Jdamnatory social nyctalopy than to sneak jUp .the back stairs of a f priiiting-office with ; ia letter—or a society digger if yoo •the perfection.of shade of 'the inimical, t>he npoßtrophe of truth, Ihibitjng .;'the v of: inariitionjv SheT kTulgarjty of jnuendo, theanimus of ! profanity.the teftchjngs of' jppprypha, and . whioh throws .mud Ijke a Atsb, twith. scripts'; entering, thojeat. of judgment ■with mien, .'via, pong aßinorum// .and:quotes-'para pro'totbi*'and llien pronounces sentence; but <a Roman would have said of such,'Punsia fides ne-sutor ultra crepidam. 1 Paidon I my tresspass." " '

• Mfaj ,0. Phillipa of . Manner St. Toy Reppsitoify, Wellington, ftotfoiropes. that! 1 , everythingto?, please thejoung can be' obtainedat remarkably low prices hor? establishment. 1 - V-I r '"' i ' 1 -"' ,k ' \ . ! '> ■: Moßsrs. Smart Bros,, of Lambton Quay and Manner St,,- that the oyster., season has commenced, and that their, Wairarapa friends, can, aauaual, beds daily.: The accbmtSodation at their; saloons baa been greatly increased, and visitors can rely on Wing serve J with- the beat season'B delicacies,: . ■'Mestra' Oazneau and^Oonnollyiphoto-t_rannojincVtHat-nhey have! opened, .their': new ' establishment on. Lambton Quay/Wellington, MrCaznean: was, a'ole..^pwj^r^iua^:Mmn%'^WriKgl^»>worth. and Binns studio,^iili.s ; slreet, hjs .work at that establishment;/gaiping. highi honors _at the.;: Melboi)]rhef. ! and ■ Sydney exhibitions. The following. deaori ption pi the new establishment will give, an idea of lb® 1 the toew firm The been re-arranged: in.ternallyinnd^r: ttfe; auperintendanoe of Mr ■ Chatfield, architect, and have been rendered, in >every way. suitable for .the oarryingi on- of : a) photographer's business. : Entering the establishment. by, the; main entrance, the- visitor finds himself ili a 'large ropm,\fitted .with.elegant show eases &o, witll a small'office 'situated in a convenient corner. ; This ; room it is contem- ; plated to ntilise for the purpose of in-art gallery,-'and,' when completed/ will be; lighted up on certain nights for public inspection. From this access is obtained to a ladies' 1 waiting-room, a .handsome, •splendidly- furnished apartment, and the ladies'. dressing, room. Upstairs, is a gentlemen's dressing-room., Herei also, at the back, is situated the studio, which measures 17ft in width and 46ft in length. It is replete with'all tlionewest accessories, an] is illuminated ,with pure Soiith light, 'considered so essential for successful operations. The firm possesses the latest photographic apparatus, including a camera capable of taking by the direct process photographs as. large as twenty inches square.' There are also a printing room, "dark" room, enamelling room, and general work room for mounting, rolling, <k The verandah in front presents a very fiiie appearance, having been. nicely painted,and .decorated. Mr Ransom) we understand, has supplied the shop and other fittings,'while the painting, dec., has been done by Mr TJridge.

Last evening Adjutant Butts and Major Bunny 1 inspeotid th'e : Mastertoii Rifle Volunteers in tho Theatre Royal. ; Some fifty members,; rank and. file were on •parade, only/ three men,being marked absent. Nearly two, hundred visitors were in attendance, to. see the local Corps put through.' The Company: was in the firat place practised in the mautal, platoon; and:bayonet exercises in a very satisfactory' style by Captain TKald. Drill Iriatruotor Bezar then exerci ed the men in company and battalion drill for a considerable tiine', "the men responding well in every evolution to the word of oommahd,. . After the parade terminated Major Bunny .addressed ; the, men and complimented .them on their smart and soldierly appearance. He said that Major Butts had expressedto him the gratification he; felt at finding, in; the Wairarapa three excellent Corps, among whom wero ns fine man as any he had seen in the Colony, at)d that with a little practice the Wairarapa Yolunbsers might makethemselves etjual to any .distriot in the Colony, He (Major Bunny) thanked the men for turning out so well, and : hoped that at every inspection parade there would be a full master. •; Considering this was iheir first inspeolion parade he was more than satisfied. He' intended calling all the Wairarapa Yolunteera for another inspection parade at Carterton on' the Queen's Birthday, Aftef the men were dismissed they met to. consider the .question of uniforms, and decided upon adopting the Government regulation of toarlet, and instructions were given ,for an order to be sent Hopje immediately, for the necessary supply for'.fully'; equipping the Corps. Amqng .other business transacted was the nomination of Color,-Sergeant Williams 'as Sub-Lieutenant, and arranging for a meeting oh Thursday next at whioh capitation will be paid, and other matters arranged,

The Rev T. o.' Northeote was relieved of the pastorate of the Third CnngreRational Church in Toledo (U.S.) on ■account of leanings towards Unitarianism, On Sundny ho proaclied to au immense audience in: a; public hall, declaring his belief in Evelution,; and steps were taken to form a new society under his leadership, In the higher walks of literature the slatisticß Beetn to show that Poland has far outstripped Russia, During the five .years end}ng;:with. 1881 the total number of works of in the Polish language was 206, The aggregate number ; of ,; Polish-speaKing .people is 13,OOO,0Od;which gives one, book to every 4,000. In Russia the. proportion, iB one to 10,000 j.inlGermany, one to 2800; in Holland, Denmark, and Norway, one to 1800; in England ono to 1800; iu Franco one to 1900, This speaks pretty well for the literary attainments of down-trodden Poland,

Tlie Fuchsia" has turned up agaip. You remember the American girl whom I told you we met while at the Greya? She wrote asking us' if we would mind putting her up for a nieht or two, as she wanted to do some shopping, 4nd none of her friends, happened to be ia town. So she arrived with her " sheep dog" on Friday, and stayed till Monday. The duenna is a mild oreature, a clergyman's widow "She Fuchsia, "never,'seems to see or hear anyI want to know.. Whencallers come she knows precisely whom to take off my hands. Possessing the invaluable quality •(in a companion) •of self-effacement, she manages to keep '[sufficiently '. visible and audible to keep the wolves away from the fold." i Bather like Beoky Sharp's sheep dog, we thought, in all but: the last parfioular.:; To papa's horror, the Fuohaia retired into the conservatory :to smoke a ' cigarette after dinner the night she arrived, inviting us to join her there. She looked so pretty and girlish in pale mauve "tin and quantitie? : of Mechlin lace, that the cigarette business ,wm quite a diaeni Chantment.,'.'So'her;appearauce the next morning »t breakfast j'her hairill-arranged and scanty* and;her dress appoints, "It isn't worth while to dreas.iill afterward*," she said j so ; my; bonny:brown hair is in a box on the dressing-table; and I'm never, equal to.being la'oed into'»'corset till I've had; sortie -breakfist;' 1 '-'So ' it seems, thoughjahe ate biit lit He. I was glad that jjapi&ad leii'hbml'befdre she,came down;' ;Hi;thinl«yo;'mu(i]i 'of neatri'ess.r- ,, '6irrs: Gowip'Mn'Truth,': ; • I v Writing of" boons of men," says the Aaian Sporting/ Paper,, greater jbooti; can , thertf foHanitin: beings' ,than ;^oCola^u,t,: ofwhich we aretold inordiitpite assuage' thirst, arid jbronjiote digestiof}.'t,';lf, once brought ;ipes than. all' the; put 'SyailoVing * sinjlp nut ground,up and made into a pasta- xyi'tb water otfapirifc,(takes away rail signs of intoxication within half-an-hour, whilst, if the nut is simplychewed, a great disinclination ii felt for all drink. <

■ The Greytown. Juvenile: Concert Olub came, to grief von Wednesday evening. On their lo;Oarterton the' vehicle upset and spilled the youngsters into the ditch. .They, however, escaped without any injury, bijtiwe are Borry to hear that ; Mr. .W^O,gallon, who was in oharge of the party was. ootiSiderably lmtt. He is at present under the hands of Dr Bey. , MesflraLowes; & lorns announce in another Rcol dm ri the" add it ion'of : 6'everal items to their sale on the 18th April. Masterton Pootballers are- reminded that Saturday next is their opening day, and we trust they will not be backward in coming forward. The cup this year will practice iudiiiged in by tho respective club's* as *tbe lesson' taught .by the Sydney-.'players to the lut.Cvery team on an equal footidg: -Masterton ii by no means behind hand as far as 11 stuff" goes, but the material will want a deal of 'Micking: into shape." , It ifii,seriously! stated, (saysi thX Marlborough Daily Times) that at the next general, election for the New .Zealand Parliament, Te Kooti will be elected unopposed for.one of. the Maori electoral distriots.v,':What.: a ..bowl; of .-indignation, there will be in some; quarters, when the mysiic letterSj M.FT.Rv are added to Te Kooti's-name; 1 Te Whiti;; and'Tawhaio might also And seata'in: Parliament. ' ■; Mr H. E. Lang, who has been for Borne time'the manager of the New Zea-, land Loan 'arid Mercantile Agency •Ou., in Wellington, is about to kave for Sydney,, where he will take charge of the produce department of the company in th'at, city. While congratulating Mr Lang'uptin hia appointment, we. feel isore that his loss will be.regretled, notion!/ by those with whom he. has been brought into contact in affairs, but also by his many private friends,—N,Z, Times.

The, irrepressible McKeever writes to the N.Zi Times in the following terms There is only one way : of upsetting Major Atkinson's insurance scheme, and that is to establish a Land League in New Zealand having tor its object the total aboliiion ot the 6ale of any more Crown lands, to reserve them for the people, at ft small rent—say, 2s to 4s per acre—by this means many families in. the town would ' settle down and become Grown tenants, for it is, in the towns where most poverty exists, Surely the-working-men should hare a ohanoe as well as the. rich; one 19 as deserving bb the-other.. Then why make a distinction ? I fully intend to put a match to this fire, and make the heat so intense that it will be felt in both Houses of Parliament next session. If matters continue as they are we shall have a repetition of the Irish troubles, for there are a good many -Irish' in New. Zealand, and they will wake- ihemßeis.es felt. So now is the time to evade trouble—while the population is scant, It seems curious that the Press, as representing 1 public opinion, doos not pounce on the insurance scheme as the height of madness.: The works at Sangatte, Hear : Calais, in. connection with the Channel Tunnel heading continue to make.very satisfactory, progress. The average daily advance- or about eleven yards is maintained., , The total length of tho heading is now understood to be rather more three quarters of a mile, The stratum tbrough'which the borintt is passing continues io work favorably, and but very little •water is encountered, A considerable number of Italian workmen are employed, After a very long dry anil of summor weather, it is but reasonable to expect a somewhat; severe winter,., The "oldest iuliabitatit" prognosticates it, and the unusual severity of the last wintorin in the Old Countiy leaves no doiibt but that our turn, will come next. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.' Don't forget your blankets, We can supply'you well, as we hold one of the largest stockß in Wellington, imported direct from the manufacturers We can not only give Isige variety, but excellent value, no "one better,' if sOjwell. Whatever make yo)} want (and we keep all the best) we oimgiyeiyou jjrstVqliss value in English, German, Koalyn, and piapoi manufacture, and in size? to suit the cot of the infant/ the jwag • of-tKei; bushman; '|Jjj single bed of'the bachelor,' the'double brio of the benedict, and some that might almost be large enough for the' Great Bed of 'Ware; We have also a very large range of prices, varying according to size and quality, from 7s fid to 60s per pair, Customers will find a great advantage in purchasing from an extensive, well-selected, aud direitly imported stock of such' as they will see' at James Smith's Te Aro Houso Wellington. —Advt.